Blue Sky Caravans

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A Variety of Services and Repairs

At Blue Sky Caravans in Somerset, England, we provide a variety of maintenance procedures and checks. Checks include the operation, condition, performance and necessary lubrication or replacement.

Caravan full damp reports are available on request and similar servicing is also undertaken on motor homes.

Typical Touring caravan and Motor home service schedule

Chassis and Running Gear (touring caravan specific)

  • Adjust brakes and check operation
  • Ball acting stabilizer
  • Brake rods, cables and supports
  • Brake shoes
  • Breakaway cable and clip
  • Chassis
  • Chassis to body

  • Check tyre tread depths
  • Check tyre pressures
  • Corner steadies and spare wheel carrier (where fitted)
  • Coupling head and safety catch
  • Drawbar
  • Handbrake mechanism
  • Head spring and damper

  • Jockey wheel
  • Remove brake drums
  • Replace road wheels and torque to manufacturers settings
  • Suspension assemblies
  • Tyres
  • Wheels

Mains Electrics

  • Inlet plug, hook up cable

  • Outlets and permanent connections

Bodywork

  • Body attachments
  • Body panels
  • Damp test (Full report chargeable)

  • Door locks and hinges
  • Floor
  • Furniture

  • Grab handles
  • Window seals and blinds

12V Electrics

  • 12n and 12s / 13 pin plugs/cables
  • Awning light
  • Battery

  • Fridge
  • Interior 12V lighting and equipment

  • Road lights, reflectors
  • Wiring and fuses

Ventilation

  • Fixed ventilation openings

  • Roof lights

Gas - Fridge, hob, space heater and water heater (fridge not serviced unless requested £40)

  • Appliances
  • Carry out high pressure gas leak test
  • Cylinder fixings

  • Flame failure device
  • Gas dispersal holes

  • Pipe work
  • Regulator

Fire Safety

  • DIY additions
  • Extinguishers (if fitted)

  • Fire blanket (if fitted)

  • Security, smoke and CO alarms

Water System

  • Drain down (winter only)
  • Taps, micro switch, valves, pipes and tank (if fitted)

  • Toilet
  • Water filter and housing

  • Water pump, pressure switch and heater
  • Waste system

Full Service

Our Annual Warranty Service is mandatory for new caravans and motorhomes and is also important in maintaining the value and appearance of any leisure vehicle and ensuring that, as responsible caravaners, your vans are legal and safe.

The full service is an extremely thorough check that includes 67 points to be checked and reported on. It includes all items on the chassis, habitation and appliances. A full service report sheet will be supplied with the service, outlining all the checks.

Full Service Single Axle £180 inclusive* (NO CALL OUT FEE)
Full service Twin Axle £195 inclusive* (NO CALL OUT FEE)

*Inclusive price includes one-shot nuts, lubricants and call-out to one address, either home, pitch or storage.

*There may be a travel charge if further than the 40 mile radii from our base in Cheddar Somerset, based on mileage at the standard rate of £0.40 per mile.

Chassis Service

We realise that not everyone wants or needs a full service. A Chassis Service is a popular option for caravans that have been sitting on the same site all summer and the owner wishes to return it to storage for the winter.

It covers the following items:

  • 12N and 12S / 13 pin cables and plugs
  • All external lights
  • Bodywork, trims and seals
  • Brakes cleaned and adjusted
  • Breakaway cable and clip
  • Chassis condition and attachment
  • Corner steadies

  • Coupling: including pads and safety device checked and adjusted
  • Drawbar
  • External door hinges and locks
  • Jockey wheel
  • Road wheels and tyres
  • Suspension checked

Single axle £140 inclusive* (NO CALL OUT FEE)

Twin axle £165 inclusive* (NO CALL OUT FEE)

*A chassis service includes one-shot nuts, lubricants and call-out to one address, either to home, pitch or storage

*There may be a travel charge if further than the 40 mile radii from our base in Cheddar Somerset, based on mileage at the standard rate of £0.40 per mile.

Habitation Service

A habitation check is mainly used on touring caravans that are permanently based on a pitch with no intention of moving and for Motor Homes

It includes the following:

  • Cooker, hobs, grill and flame-failure devices
  • Electrics, 240 volt and 12 volt including battery test
  • Fire extinguisher, smoke alarm / CO alarm
  • Floor delamination check
  • Fly-screens and blinds
  • Fridge checked and carbon-monoxide test
  • Full damp report

  • Gas system pipework and regulator
  • Internal door locks, hinges and catches
  • Ventilation, roof lights, flues etc.
  • Water heater and space heater
  • Water system, pumps and taps
  • Window-seals, stays and catches

Caravan, motorhome or horsebox. £140 inclusive* (NO CALL OUT FEE)

*Inclusive price includes all lubricants needed to carry out the service, and call-out to one address, either home, pitch or storage

* There may be a travel charge if further than the 40 mile radii from our base in Cheddar Somerset, based on mileage at the standard rate of £0.40 per mile.

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Emergency Call outs


Call out fee £40.00 inclusive of first half hour from leaving our base in Cheddar Somerset, then £35.00 per hour excluding parts.


Please note: We do not offer a key pick-up and drop-off service


Please feel free to contact us if you require any further information or would like to arrange your next service. We look forward to speaking with you.

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Alde anti freeze fluid change


Blue Sky Caravans are approved by Alde UK, this means we can carry out work on your Alde caravan or motorhome heating system without invalidating your warranty.

Alde heating systems in the UK come with a 50/50 mix of water and ethylene glycol antifreeze mix.

Normally (but not all) the system is filled with antifreeze that has a two year life, as such the system should be drained and refilled with the correct fluid mix biannually to carry on protecting your heating system. This can be carried out by us, BUT we refill your heating system with 5 year antifreeze, this makes the drain down and refill more economical for you.

Long life antifreeze is available and this will protect your Alde heating for up to 5 years and can be used when filling after a drain down

It is important not to mix the long life 5 year and 2 year antifreeze in your heating system, or Silicate and non-Silicate antifreeze.

Blue Sky Caravans has the ALDE service pump, this will enable us to refill your heating system or bleed it with ease and without the need of lengthy bleeding, as the pump forces the fluid round the system to expel the air.

Does your Alde heating system not get hot all the way round, or not heat up at all? The chances are your Alde system has an air lock, we can cure this with the Alde Service pump.

A newly filled Alde system will normally require topping up after it is used, as some small air bubbles can remain in the system, this is normal and should clear by itself


Drain down and Refill ( 5 Year Long Life Antifreeze ) £165.00 inclusive* including environmental disposal


*Inclusive price includes all lubricants needed to carry out the service, and call-out to one address, either home, pitch or storage

* There may be a travel charge if further than the 40 mile radii from our base in Cheddar Somerset, based on mileage at the standard rate of £0.40 per mile.


Pre-Purchase Inspection


We carry out a full pre-purchase inspection of the caravan to ensure peace of mind for the purchaser.


Pre Purchase Inspection £100.00